How to improve efficiency of a sewing line ?
Efficiency improvement of a sewing line is a probably the most important performance indicator of garment industry but it is also one of the trickiest.
Deciding factors for number of garments on a marker
Fabric consumption depends greatly on the number of garments on a marker because the more the number of garment patterns on a marker the better
Process standardisation- A silver bullet for lean Manufacturing.
“Where there is no standard, there is no Kaizen” . Effective lean strategy should be made by keeping Standardisation as the focus point. This is because Standardised work forms the foundation for Kaizens & is also one of the 5S .
Industrial Engineering Calculations in garment production factory
Industrial engineering calculations in garment production factory is the most powerful waste quantifying and reduction tool. These calculations are important because without setting up a
Ex factory date and Ex factory : related facts and opinions
Ex-Factory date and Ex-factory are one of the most used but misunderstood term in logistics of manufacturing business. Theoretically there is no incoterm mentioned as
Doing things right the first time – literature review
Quality is free, what costs money is defects- all the activities resulting from not doing things right the first time. It is always cheaper and efficient to do things right the first time
Job roles in apparel industry
Here is a list of job roles in apparel industry like Operator , Supervisor, Feeding helper, Spreader , Helper etc. and what they mean :
Does bigger ordering fabric width give better fabric consumption?
It looks like it is a known fact that “higher the width of fabric better will give better fabric consumption” but is it really the case?